An eco friendly branch of Pallavan Grama Bank fully operated by solar power and having LED bulbs in its premises, was inaugurated at Ammapettai in Erode district on Saturday.

The branch, inaugurated by DRDA Project Officer Mr R Rethinasamy, is the 96th bank branch and is jointly owned by the Union Government and Tamil Nadu Government.

The branch has core banking facilities and the LED bulbs installed in the premises are compatible with solar energy, a bank statement said here. The bank plans to extend the eco friendly initiative to a few more branches.

“The bank is planning to provide such green branch operations in five more remote branches in the next financial year”, Pallavan Grama Bank Chairman Mr G Rangarajan said.

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